diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/nyancat/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/nyancat/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..47a91915c431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/nyancat/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "nyancat";
+  version = "1.5.2";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "klange";
+    repo = "nyancat";
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "1mg8nm5xzcq1xr8cvx24ym2vmafkw53rijllwcdm9miiz0p5ky9k";
+  };
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace Makefile \
+      --replace /usr/bin "$out/bin" \
+      --replace /usr/share "$out/share"
+  '';
+
+  preInstall = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    mkdir -p $out/share/man/man1
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Nyancat in your terminal, rendered through ANSI escape sequences.";
+    homepage = https://nyancat.dakko.us;
+    license = licenses.ncsa;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ midchildan ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 318cdfedb171..fb5b0b9785ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4841,6 +4841,8 @@ in
 
   nwdiag = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication nwdiag;
 
+  nyancat = callPackage ../tools/misc/nyancat { };
+
   nylon = callPackage ../tools/networking/nylon { };
 
   nzbget = callPackage ../tools/networking/nzbget { };